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A day after withdrawing its lawmaker Yusuf Pathan from the multi-party delegations on Operation Sindoor over “lack of consultation”, the Trinamul Congress on Tuesday announced party national

general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee as its nominee. “We’re delighted to share that our Chairperson Smt @MamataOfficial has nominated Nat’l GS Shri @abhishekaitc to represent

Trinamool Congress in the all-party delegation for India’s global outreach against terrorism,” the party said in a statement. Advertisement The Trinamul also said that Abhishek Banerjee’s

inclusion brings both conviction and clarity to the table at a time when the world must unite to confront the growing threat of terrorism. Advertisement “His presence will not only reflect

Bengal’s firm stand against terror but also strengthen India’s collective voice on the global stage,” the statement read. Initially, cricketer-turned-politician Pathan was nominated as the

sole representative of the Trinamul in the multi-party delegations. However, the party leadership, especially chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, took a strong objection to the selection and

claimed that the Union government announced Pathan’s name after contacting him personally and without informing the party leadership and the chief minister beforehand. Both the chief

minister and Abhishek Banerjee, on Monday, questioned how the Union government and the BJP could unilaterally decide who would represent Trinamul in the multi-party delegations. Thereafter,

Pathan’s name was withdrawn, and finally, on Tuesday, Abhishek Banerjee’s name was nominated for the panel. The Trinamul’s decision to withdraw Pathan’s name from the multi-party delegation

attracted scathing criticism. BJP’s Information Technology Cell Chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, said that Mamata Banerjee’s decision to force Pathan to

withdraw from the multi-party delegation sent a subliminal message that she and her party were unwilling to speak out against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Advertisement